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chapter 21 vocab
chapter 21,22,23 vocab
Term | Definition |
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agricultural revolution | The change from nomadic hunting and gathering to farming that took place about 8000 b.c |
civilization | An advanced culture |
monotheism | The belief in one god |
protectorate | An area that has its own government but is controlled by an out side power |
chaparral | A type of Natural vegetation that is adapted to mediterranean climates small evergreen trees and low bushes or scrub |
poaching | illegal hunting |
mosque | An Islamic place of religions worship |
muezzin | in islam a crier who calls the faithful to prayer five times each day from a minaret |
minaret | A tall slender tower attached to a mosque |
desalination plant | The process of removing salt from seawater so that it can be used from drinking irrigation. |
nomad | A person who travels from place to place |
trade deficit | the situation in which a country imports more than exports. |
trade surplus | the situation i which a country exports more than imports |
autonomy | independance |
genocide | The systematic killing or intentional destruction of a people. |
nationalism | pride in one's nation the desire of a cultural group to rule themselves as a separate nation |
chernozem | a rich top soil found i the russian steppes and other mid-latitude grass lands |
yurt | A round tent made of a wooden framework and covered with felt or skins |
fundamentalism | A set of religions beliefs based on a strict interpretation of a sacred text. |
desertification | The transformation of arable land into desert either naturally or through human intervention |
mandate | A commission from the league of nations authorizing a nation to govern a territory. |
zionist | A member of a movement known as Zionism founded to promote the establishment independent jewish state. |
self-determination | The right of people to decide their own political future. |
drip irrigation | A process by which precisely controlled amounts of water drip directly onto plants from pipes thus preserving precious water resources in dry areas |
potash | A mineral used in explosives and fertilizer. |
fertile crescent | A region in the middle east where farming and the first civilizations developed. |
militia | A citizen army. |
anarchy | Political disorder and violence ;lawlessness. |
embargo | A severe restriction of trade with other countries |
infrastructure | The basic support facilities of a community or country such as roads and bridges power plants and school |
falaj system | in the arabian peninsula and ancient system of underground and surface canals |
secular | worldly not relating to religion |
shah | the title of the former ruler of iran |
ayatollah | a religious leader among the shiite muslims. |